100 Best universities for Computer Science in India

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 25.3M citations received by 2.25M academic papers made by 482 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Computer Science

#54 in Asia

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#59 in Asia

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Computer Science

#68 in Asia

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#69 in Asia

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#82 in Asia

#394 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#85 in Asia

#418 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Computer Science

#104 in Asia

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#107 in Asia

#487 in the World

Founded: 1955

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Computer Science

#112 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#114 in Asia

#524 in the World

Founded: 1931

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#138 in Asia

#613 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#152 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 16,498
Male:Female: 53:47

13. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#158 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

14. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#159 in Asia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

15. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Computer Science

#189 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

16. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Computer Science

#197 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1961

17. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Computer Science

#201 in Asia

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

18. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Computer Science

#213 in Asia

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

19. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#226 in Asia

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

20. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Computer Science

#230 in Asia

#877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 1,915
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 2009

21. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#246 in Asia

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1882

22. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Computer Science

#248 in Asia

#915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1993

23. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#259 in Asia

#951 in the World

Founded: 1962

24. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Computer Science

#260 in Asia

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

25. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Computer Science

#266 in Asia

#967 in the World

Founded: 2005

26. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#275 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

27. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Computer Science

#276 in Asia

#993 in the World

Founded: 1963

28. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Computer Science

#290 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

29. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Computer Science

#291 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

30. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#297 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

31. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#304 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

32. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#308 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Founded: 1948

33. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#320 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

34. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Computer Science

#323 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

35. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#334 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

36. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#341 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

37. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#343 in Asia

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

38. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Computer Science

#358 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

39. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Computer Science

#360 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1985

40. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#374 in Asia

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

41. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Computer Science

#380 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

42. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Computer Science

#383 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

43. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Computer Science

#395 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1961

44. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Computer Science

#401 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Founded: 1963

45. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Computer Science

#404 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

46. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Computer Science

#409 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

47. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Computer Science

#411 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

48. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Computer Science

#414 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1999

49. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Computer Science

#417 in Asia

#1301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

50. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Computer Science

#427 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Founded: 1971

51. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Computer Science

#435 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

52. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Computer Science

#436 in Asia

#1334 in the World

Founded: 1967

53. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Computer Science

#437 in Asia

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1984

54. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#443 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

55. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Computer Science

#456 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1961

56. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Computer Science

#465 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

57. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Computer Science

#472 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

58. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#474 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

59. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Computer Science

#482 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

60. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#487 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1998

61. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Computer Science

#494 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

62. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#499 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Founded: 1857

63. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Computer Science

#502 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Founded: 1960

64. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Computer Science

#503 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

65. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Computer Science

#506 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

66. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Computer Science

#508 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

67. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Computer Science

#510 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Founded: 1956

68. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Computer Science

#528 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

69. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Computer Science

#533 in Asia

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

70. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Computer Science

#549 in Asia

#1561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

71. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#554 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

72. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#561 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1986

73. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Computer Science

#564 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

74. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Computer Science

#567 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

75. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#578 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

76. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Computer Science

#580 in Asia

#1631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

77. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Computer Science

#590 in Asia

#1648 in the World

Founded: 1983

78. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#597 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

79. Tezpur University

For Computer Science

#633 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

80. Jaypee University of Information Technology

Himachal Pradesh | Waknaghat

For Computer Science

#644 in Asia

#1748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2002

81. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Computer Science

#645 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

82. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#646 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Founded: 1972

83. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Computer Science

#650 in Asia

#1757 in the World

Founded: 1926

84. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#661 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

85. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Computer Science

#663 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1956

86. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Computer Science

#667 in Asia

#1784 in the World

Founded: 1984

87. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Computer Science

#672 in Asia

#1795 in the World

Founded: 2004

88. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Computer Science

#677 in Asia

#1800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1996

89. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#678 in Asia

#1802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

90. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#692 in Asia

#1825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%

91. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Computer Science

#699 in Asia

#1838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

92. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Computer Science

#702 in Asia

#1841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

93. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Computer Science

#710 in Asia

#1856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

94. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#711 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Founded: 1857

95. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#715 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Founded: 1918

96. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#721 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2010

97. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Computer Science

#724 in Asia

#1884 in the World

Founded: 1993

98. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Computer Science

#726 in Asia

#1888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

99. PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Computer Science

#728 in Asia

#1894 in the World

Founded: 2005

100. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Computer Science

#729 in Asia

#1896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

The best cities to study Computer Science in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kanpur, Bangalore, Kharagpur, and Delhi.